Neko Case, Des Demonas @ Massey Hall, Monday

Neko Case presents songs from her latest album with D.C.'s rockin' Des Demonas (see below) opening at 8 pm – don't miss 'em!

Get a copy of Des Demonas latest album Apocalyptic Boom! Boom! via Bandcamp right here. 

Col. Tom Parker's Swinging Door w/ John Showman @ The Cameron House, Sunday

Col. Tom is joined by his old Lickin' Good Fried pal John Showman of Lonesome Ace String Band at the Cameron from 6-8 pm.   

LINKS

Col. Tom Parker / Lickin' Good Fried bandcamp page https://americanpour.bandcamp.com/

John Showman site https://www.johnshowman.com/

Happy Birthday Sally Lee & Don Pyle of Long Branch!

We're celebrating Sally Lee and Don Pyle's birthday today with a fab Rick McGinnis photo and a couple of Long Branch clips!

LINKS

Long Branch Bandcamp: https://longbranchmusic.bandcamp.com/album/arc-of-the-sun

Don Pyle site: https://donpyle.bigcartel.com/

J. Rocc & Mr. Thing serve up Surprise Chef mixtape "Cooking For Chefs"

A limited-run cassette version of J. Rocc & Mr. Thing's "Cooking For Chefs" was just released by Big Crown... don't sleep! 

Here's the scoop...

In the wake of Surprise Chef’s new album Superb and on the tail end of an incredibly successful world tour, we enlisted some of the finest DJs on planet Earth to interpret the Surprise Chef catalog how they see fit and pressed those mixes up on a very limited edition cassette tape.

Los Angeles’ own J.Rocc of the World Famous Beat Junkies runs through Surprise Chef’s catalog on side A and London’s own Mr Thing puts it down on the B side. Top ranking DJs mixing a top ranking catalog of music from one of Australia’s finest instrumental outfits. 

Every chance we get, we champion art & culture. Having these two legends lend their talents to this project is a dream come true over here. We hold these guys in the highest regard and are tremendous fans of theirs. Here’s Surprise Chef through the eyes of two unbelievably talented DJs. 

Check out "Cooking For Chefs" right here. 

Neko Case goes on a shopping spree at Amoeba Records in Hollywood

There's not much about surreal Czech new wave films from the 60s and Nina Hagen LPs that Neko Case doesn't love.  

Get Neko's new album Neon Grey Midnight Green right here. She plays Massey Hall on October 20 – grab some tickets here.

Remembering blues great Jessie Mae Hemphill on her birthday

Raising a glass to blues great Jessie Mae Hemphill with a documentary and a few vintage clips including one with Mister Rogers. 

Celia Cruz Centennial Celebration livestream, Sunday

Fania's centennial celebration of Celia Cruz streams on Sunday (Oct. 19) at 3 pm Eastern right here. Watch Celia in action below.